It's A Kid Thing Chapter 3
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 12:18 pm
It?s A Kid Thing
Chapter 3
Melville?s Best Friend
?Heero! Wait up!? Relena ran after him with the speed of a cat, frantically trying to catch up. He didn?t slow down, which irked her greatly. ?Hey, freak! Slow down! I?m trying to talk to you!? Her anger grew when he didn?t decrease his pace. Frustrated, she stopped, and placed her hands on her hips. ?I?ll tell everyone your fear!? she closed her eyes and screamed the last part, ?How you?re afraid of?? his hand covered her mouth, and her eyes shot open.
?Say a word, and I?ll kill you.?
She sweat-dropped, and her hands flew up to shove his hand away from her mouth. ?Don?t think for one second, Heero Yuy, that your stupid ?evil glare? and horrid words will frighten me. I grew up with that crap remember? You can?t scare me so easily.?
He walked on. ?Hey, man. Stop. What in the world is the matter??
?Nothing?s wrong. Go home.?
?Heero Marcus Yuy.? He stopped. Whenever she said his whole name, something even his mother didn?t do, he knew he was in trouble. ?I?m your best friend, am I not??
No response. He was on thin ice, and about to sink.
Her eyes narrowed, and she was in front of him in a flash. She looked hard into his eyes, and she saw no trace of emotion. Usually there was something, but today, he was determined not to show anything. Her eyes widened, and she tensed, worried features crossing over her face. She grasped his hand and looked up at him. ?I am your best friend-right?? Her tone worried him, and he broke down.
?Yeah, Lena. You are.?
She heaved a sigh of relief, and put her arm around his shoulders.
?You?re obligamated to tell me.?
?Obligated.?
?What??
?You meant to say ?obligated?.?
?That?s what I said.?
?No. I would tell you what you said, but I have no idea. The word you were searching for is obligated.?
?You?re only 14, and you?re worried about stuff like that. Man. Harvard, here he comes! You and your brain??
?Lena??
?Hmm??
?You remember Lily??
?Yeah. She?s the new girl who has a crush on you. Man. What do these girls see I wonder??
?Not funny.?
?Yes it is.?
?Well during practice, she?.umm?.she?
?Kissed you? I heard.?
He looked at her, eyes huge. ?THEN WHY DIDN?T YOU TELL ME YOU KNEW, INSTEAD OF ALL THAT RUNNING AND STUFF YOU JUST DID??
?I wanted to hear it from you. So, what was it like? Did you swoon?? she fell into his arms, pretending to swoon.
?You know, I could drop you.?
?Just?imagine Lily in your arms?though?I?m sure she can?t match MY grace and beuttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? he dropped her, but caught her again right before she fell. Her brought her right up to his face, so that they were mere inches apart.
?I?ll let you hit the dirt next time.?, and let her go. She smirked.
?Yeah, but even then, you?ll still pick me up.?
He smiled. It was true. They walked home together from practice again. She hated baseball practice. She preferred dance much more. She?d been taking it for years, ever since she was 5.
?So, how did it feel??
?I didn?t like it.?
?How come? It was obviously enough to jolt you out of your friendly stage, so what was wrong with it??
?I dunno. It just didn?t feel right.?
?Heero, that?s not the first girl who ever kissed you.?
?I know. You were when we were five.?
?And vise versa. So, how can you say that it didn?t feel right??
?It just didn?t, okay??
?I guess that means you don?t like her.?
?Yeah.?
?So, is that why you broke things off with the others??
?Yes.?
?You told me it was because you weren?t ready! You?ve been kissing all these girls and you never told me?!?!?!?!?!?
?You didn?t ask.? He said nonchalantly.
?Sometimes I hate you.?
?Yeah, well, sometimes I hate republicans.?
?Shut up goat boy.?
?All right. That?s it.?
He chased her down the street until they reached her house. Relena flew to her backyard and climbed up their favorite tree. She managed to loose Heero. She suddenly realized that she hadn?t lost Heero?he was playing another one of his scary little games where he would jump out at her as soon as she got close enough to where he was hiding.
?Heero, time out.? She panted, out of breath. There was no answer. She started whimpering.
?I call a time out! You can?t pounce when there?s a time out!? There was still no answer. She looked out a window of the clubhouse. ?Heero?? she whispered.
He jumped at her from behind, and tackled her to the floor. She screeched when he did it, and opened her eyes from the floor. His beaming face was met by hers: messed up hair, an evil glare, and scuffed clothes from the fall. His smile widened when he saw how peeved she was.
?I called a time out!?
?This isn?t a game. This is to teach you a lesson.?
She laughed. ?What could you possibly do to me that would make me learn a lesson? Come on, Heero, I have no weaknesses, and you know it.?
His eyebrow lifted, and he stared at her.
?Get up, Yuy.?
?No way. I?m going to teach you a lesson. You?ll never mention goats again.?
She started struggling. ?I mean it! Get off!?
?You want to know what a kiss feels like, Lena??
?AKKKKKKKKKK! Help! Mommy! Daddy! Ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew! Get offa? me!? she continued struggling.
?I can show you what a kiss is like.? He struggled to keep her down.
?Don?t you dare! I mean it! Heero! Stop!!!!!!?
He slowly bent down to kiss her. Once on the cheek. He slowly moved over to her lips. Relena had strangely stopped struggling. Her breathing became very irregular, as he mover closer to her lips. When he finally locked on target, she closed her eyes, and he did the same. Time seemed to stop for an instant before she remembered this was supposed to be torture, and she started struggling gain. Heero laughed, and let her up.
?You are the most despicable creature on God?s green earth!? she said wiping her mouth.
?Gosh, Heero! I?m gonna get diseases!!!!? she got some water and began to gargle.
?You drink after me all the time, looser.?
?Ah ahgh he ahe.?
?It is too the same.?
She spit out the water, and grabbed mouthwash.
?You?re paranoid.? He smiled, sitting down on a chair.
?Oh I oh. Iee uh careuww?
?Careful? You?re not careful. You?re a walking disaster. The only thing you can do well is dance.?
She spit out the rest of the mouthwash.
?You know, it would be so much more pleasant to look at you if you didn?t have that smug look on your face.?
?Can?t help it. I won, you know.?
She flumped on the couch, and laid her head on his lap.
?Are you coming to my recital Saturday??
?Bought tickets two weeks ago.?
?Oh, right. I knew that.?
?You sold me the tickets yourself.?
?That?s very true.?
?You have no memory.?
?Yes I do. I remember lots of stuff.?
?Nothing important.?
?You are afraid of goats. That?s important.?
?I won?t hesitate to kill you.?
?I?m very aware of the fact, thank you.?
They sat in silence for a while.
?I love you, Heero.?
?I love you too, Lena.?
?We?ll be friends forever, right??
?Until the day one of us dies.?
?Promise??
?Always.?
They did their secret handshake before starting their homework.
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?I hate this thing. It makes me look like a freak.?
?Mamoiselle Relena, you weel just have to deal wis eet. We?ve no more time for zees games. Hurry! Go onstage!?
?Madame, I can?t! This thing makes me look like a dinosaur!?
?Fourteen minutes until show time! Madmoiselles! Let?s go!?
Relena ran about, practicing her routine. In just a few minutes, she?d be spotlighted on that stage as the best dancer. She?d worked so hard for this, and she couldn?t wait to show everyone what she could do. She was interrupted from her dancing when her phone went off.
?Hello?? she answered, still practicing.
?Relena, dear, it?s mom.?
?Hey, mommy. What?s up??
?Well, dear, Heero?s not going to be able to make it.?
She stopped dancing. The only thought in her mind was of him.
?Is he hurt? Oh my gosh?.Is he at the hospital? Is he going to be okay? Are his parents all right? Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!?.?
?Relena! Calm down! He?s fine. He?s physically fine, anyway.?
She gasped. ?Are his parents??
?NO! No! Honey, his mom and dad are fine.?
Relena let out a sigh of relief. ?What?s wrong then??
?It?s Melville.?
?Is Heero at his house??
?I believe so?wh??
Relena hung up the phone and ran to her teacher.
?I have to go. A friend needs me.? She stated as she was taking off her uniform.
?But, Relena, you?re the star! You have 4 solos! Two of zem wiz only you onstage!?
?I know, Madame, but I have to go. My friend needs me.?
?You?ve worked so hard, puppet.?
Relena looked at her teacher. Her eyes were deep and focused. ?If I don?t dance here tonight, it?s okay, because I know I?m a good dancer. If I don?t comfort Heero, and stay here, I?m a lousy friend. I can prove both through actions, and right now, he is way more important to me. Have my understudy do it. Tell her good luck!? With that, she ran out the door.
Heero wasn?t in his backyard. She could barely see through the downpour. She ran across the street to her house, and climbed up their tree house. He was sitting on the sofa, elbows on his knees, and his hands ran through his damp hair. She watched him for a second before going to him. Her hair was matted against her back. She was freezing through her leotard, but all she cared about was him.
?Heero??
He made no movement.
She sat beside him on the couch, and watched him breath.
?Heero, are you okay??
?No.?
She saw his breathing quicken, and threw her arms around him, trying to protect him from his sorrow. ?Yes you are, you big baby. Look at me and tell me you?re okay.?
He didn?t stir. She let go of him, and grabbed his face in her hands. ?You?re okay, Heero Yuy.?
He looked at her with his big ocean blue eyes, and for a second she saw that five-year-old boy that he used to be. He turned away from her. ?But he?s not.?
?I know. But he?s right here.? She placed her hand on his heart, and brought his hand up to hers.
?Always here.?
?That?s corny, Relena.?
?Well excuse me for trying to make you feel better.? He smiled at her, and rested his head on her shoulder. ?In his sleep.?
?Huh??
?That?s when he died.?
?Peaceful, at least.?
?Yeah.?
?You wanna watch the El Chupacabra movies??
He nodded. They had barely started watching when Heero sat straight up and screamed.
?Your recital!?
She looked at him. ?It?s okay, Heero. I had somewhere else I had to be.? She sat him back down on the sofa while they continued to watch.
?But, you have all those solos, and you?ve been working do hard.?
?I said it?s okay. There will be other recitals. I needed to be here with my friend.?
She smiled at him, and he once again put his head on her shoulder.
?You know, you look weird in that swimsuit.?
?This isn?t a swimsuit, Heero. It?s a leotard. It?s for dancing.?
He grimaced. ?Do you ALL dance in swimsuits??
?All the ballet girls do.?
?But you do, like, every dance known to man?.and you STILL have to wear a swimsuit??
?This is what I warm up in, bozo. My costume for the ballet portion of the recital is?.well, lemme put it this way; you would have laughed at me for the rest of my life.?
?I laugh at you anyway.?
She smiled as they continued to watch the movie late into the night.
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?A band??
?Yes, a band. What?s wrong with that??
?The fact that every kid in high school is doing it.?
?Well, we?ll be better.?
?No you won?t. You?ll get laughed at just as much.?
?Will not.?
?Will too.?
?Will not.?
?Will too.?
?I?m not arguing with you, Relena.?
?Yes you are. You started it, anyway.?
?Shut up.?
?Make me.?
?I will. I know how to.?
?You?re sick, do you know that Yuy??
?Not as mentally disturbed as you.?
They sat in the clubhouse that they had rebuilt that summer. It was getting too small for them. They just made it bigger. They had liked everything the way it was, so they just made it all a more massive rendition of the first. Heero was currently pestering Relena about his new band. Since they were now in high school, Heero figured he and some other guys were musically ready to start a band.
?Please Relena??
?Why can?t you do it yourself, Harvard? I?m sure you can.?
?You know I can?t write.?
?Don?t care.?
?You suck, you know that??
?Better than what you suck. OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!?
?You are such a juvenile.?
?Thank you, thank you. I?ll be here all week.?
?Stop bowing.?
?I want to thank my mother and father, and Oh! My very best friend on-line, Wicked! I would also like to thank all my loyal fans who voted me funniest person in the world!?
?What about me??
?To the freak with a fear of wee mountain goats?? He hit her with a pillow.
?OW!?
?HA! Now who?s funny??
?You know, Harvard won?t accept someone who abuses people.?
?I?m sure that Julliard won?t accept anyone who thinks their funny, but really isn?t.?
?I hate you.?
?I love you, too, Lena.?
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A week later, Heero bolted up to Relena after school with a huge flyer in his hand.
?Guess what this is!?
?Free brain transplant, and you figured you?d go??
His face was still bright as he swiftly took one hand to Relena?s tummy, and tickled. She screamed and jumped, and he proceeded with his announcement.
?Auditions for a talent show! The band?s gonna? try out. It?s tomorrow. You?ll be there to cheer us on, right??
?Do I really want to see this? You and Duo and Trowa, Quatre and Wu Fie making complete fools out of yourselves in front of the whole school??
?Utter humiliation used to be your favorite thing to watch.?
?Still is.?
?You?ll be there??
?Wouldn?t miss it.?
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She stood outside while they were in the audition room. She couldn?t hear anything. She was sort of disappointed. She wanted to hear how bad they really were. Heero wasn?t bad at the guitar at all, she just didn?t know if the others were any good. She couldn?t picture Quatre playing anything. She watched them come out of the room. Quatre apparently played the keyboard, as he was carrying it in his hand. The guys left, saying hi and bye to Lena, and Heero just stood there looking at her in that dumb expressionless way of his.
?Well, Harvard? What happened?? She had taken to calling him Harvard. His grades were above excellent, and he was the smartest person she knew. Some of the stuff he said sometimes just made her mind want to shrivel up.
?We got in!? He said taking off his mask.
?That?s great! Congratulations! When?s the show??
?Tomorrow.?
?That?s soon.?
?Do you think I should change my name to something more flashy?.like Starblitsermanheim??
It took her a minute to register what he had said. It took another minute to realize he was serious.
?I think I can promise you that if you did that, I wouldn?t stop laughing.?
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She was admitted backstage to the talent show. She had to admit, she was looking forward to the song. Heero hadn?t told her anything about it, and refused to answer her questions when she asked. At first it had annoyed her, but now she just wanted to see what was going to happen. They were the last group on stage, and the students were restless from the lack of talent in the show. Relena was told she should?ve danced, but she hated dancing for idiots like the crowd in front of her. She watched as they set up their things. Trowa was the drummer, Quatre played the keyboard. Wu Fie was struggling with a base. She had to muffle her laughter at watching him. Heero had a classical guitar, and Duo had an electric. She watched as the curtain rose on the boys, and the audience was finally allowed to see them.
?We?re?an unnamed band as of yet.? Duo said into a mike. The audience was silent. Half of them were asleep.
?I wrote this song for my best friend.? Heero looked at Relena.
She lifted an eyebrow, and readied herself for some punk rock with really bad lyrics?.Probably about a stupid girl who was a republican afraid of goats. This was the limit to Heero?s funny bone. She was quite taken aback when she heard it. The music was lively, and Heero started to sing with Quatre.
So no one told you life was gonna be this way
Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's DOA
It's like you're always stuck in second gear,
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month,
or even your year, but...
I'll be there for you...
When the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you...
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you...
'Cause you're there for me too.
You're still in bed at ten, though work begins at eight,
You burned your breakfast; so far things are going great,
Your mother warned you there'd be days like these,
But she didn't tell you
when the world was brought down to your knees
that...
I'll be there for you...
When the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you...
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you...
'Cause you're there for me too.
No one could ever know me. No one could ever see me.
Seems you?re the only one who knows what it's like to be me
Someone to face the day with.
Make it through all the mess with.
Someone I'll always laugh with.
Even at my worst, I'm best with....
you - yeah
It's like you're always stuck in second gear,
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month,
or even your year, but...
I'll be there for you...
When the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you...
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you...
'Cause you're there for me too...
She laughed at it all, and then ran to hug him when the curtain closed. The kids loved it. They gave them a standing ovation. She smiled at Heero before she innocuously kissed him on the lips. He smiled right back at her.
?You liked it??
?I loved it! Why didn?t you tell me??
?It was a surprise.? He said shrugging.
She laughed, and they went out to celebrate.
Disclaimer: I don?t own the song or the series. I don?t own anything. *bawls* Anywho?..How was this chapter? I had yet another snow day on my hands?.There?s actually snow today. ^_^.
Okay! So, tell me what ya? think! Later days!!!!
~Melville?s Best Friend
P.S.~ How didja like YOUR little insert in MY fic, Wicked? Not as clever as yours, I'll admit, but cool all the same.
Chapter 3
Melville?s Best Friend
?Heero! Wait up!? Relena ran after him with the speed of a cat, frantically trying to catch up. He didn?t slow down, which irked her greatly. ?Hey, freak! Slow down! I?m trying to talk to you!? Her anger grew when he didn?t decrease his pace. Frustrated, she stopped, and placed her hands on her hips. ?I?ll tell everyone your fear!? she closed her eyes and screamed the last part, ?How you?re afraid of?? his hand covered her mouth, and her eyes shot open.
?Say a word, and I?ll kill you.?
She sweat-dropped, and her hands flew up to shove his hand away from her mouth. ?Don?t think for one second, Heero Yuy, that your stupid ?evil glare? and horrid words will frighten me. I grew up with that crap remember? You can?t scare me so easily.?
He walked on. ?Hey, man. Stop. What in the world is the matter??
?Nothing?s wrong. Go home.?
?Heero Marcus Yuy.? He stopped. Whenever she said his whole name, something even his mother didn?t do, he knew he was in trouble. ?I?m your best friend, am I not??
No response. He was on thin ice, and about to sink.
Her eyes narrowed, and she was in front of him in a flash. She looked hard into his eyes, and she saw no trace of emotion. Usually there was something, but today, he was determined not to show anything. Her eyes widened, and she tensed, worried features crossing over her face. She grasped his hand and looked up at him. ?I am your best friend-right?? Her tone worried him, and he broke down.
?Yeah, Lena. You are.?
She heaved a sigh of relief, and put her arm around his shoulders.
?You?re obligamated to tell me.?
?Obligated.?
?What??
?You meant to say ?obligated?.?
?That?s what I said.?
?No. I would tell you what you said, but I have no idea. The word you were searching for is obligated.?
?You?re only 14, and you?re worried about stuff like that. Man. Harvard, here he comes! You and your brain??
?Lena??
?Hmm??
?You remember Lily??
?Yeah. She?s the new girl who has a crush on you. Man. What do these girls see I wonder??
?Not funny.?
?Yes it is.?
?Well during practice, she?.umm?.she?
?Kissed you? I heard.?
He looked at her, eyes huge. ?THEN WHY DIDN?T YOU TELL ME YOU KNEW, INSTEAD OF ALL THAT RUNNING AND STUFF YOU JUST DID??
?I wanted to hear it from you. So, what was it like? Did you swoon?? she fell into his arms, pretending to swoon.
?You know, I could drop you.?
?Just?imagine Lily in your arms?though?I?m sure she can?t match MY grace and beuttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? he dropped her, but caught her again right before she fell. Her brought her right up to his face, so that they were mere inches apart.
?I?ll let you hit the dirt next time.?, and let her go. She smirked.
?Yeah, but even then, you?ll still pick me up.?
He smiled. It was true. They walked home together from practice again. She hated baseball practice. She preferred dance much more. She?d been taking it for years, ever since she was 5.
?So, how did it feel??
?I didn?t like it.?
?How come? It was obviously enough to jolt you out of your friendly stage, so what was wrong with it??
?I dunno. It just didn?t feel right.?
?Heero, that?s not the first girl who ever kissed you.?
?I know. You were when we were five.?
?And vise versa. So, how can you say that it didn?t feel right??
?It just didn?t, okay??
?I guess that means you don?t like her.?
?Yeah.?
?So, is that why you broke things off with the others??
?Yes.?
?You told me it was because you weren?t ready! You?ve been kissing all these girls and you never told me?!?!?!?!?!?
?You didn?t ask.? He said nonchalantly.
?Sometimes I hate you.?
?Yeah, well, sometimes I hate republicans.?
?Shut up goat boy.?
?All right. That?s it.?
He chased her down the street until they reached her house. Relena flew to her backyard and climbed up their favorite tree. She managed to loose Heero. She suddenly realized that she hadn?t lost Heero?he was playing another one of his scary little games where he would jump out at her as soon as she got close enough to where he was hiding.
?Heero, time out.? She panted, out of breath. There was no answer. She started whimpering.
?I call a time out! You can?t pounce when there?s a time out!? There was still no answer. She looked out a window of the clubhouse. ?Heero?? she whispered.
He jumped at her from behind, and tackled her to the floor. She screeched when he did it, and opened her eyes from the floor. His beaming face was met by hers: messed up hair, an evil glare, and scuffed clothes from the fall. His smile widened when he saw how peeved she was.
?I called a time out!?
?This isn?t a game. This is to teach you a lesson.?
She laughed. ?What could you possibly do to me that would make me learn a lesson? Come on, Heero, I have no weaknesses, and you know it.?
His eyebrow lifted, and he stared at her.
?Get up, Yuy.?
?No way. I?m going to teach you a lesson. You?ll never mention goats again.?
She started struggling. ?I mean it! Get off!?
?You want to know what a kiss feels like, Lena??
?AKKKKKKKKKK! Help! Mommy! Daddy! Ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew! Get offa? me!? she continued struggling.
?I can show you what a kiss is like.? He struggled to keep her down.
?Don?t you dare! I mean it! Heero! Stop!!!!!!?
He slowly bent down to kiss her. Once on the cheek. He slowly moved over to her lips. Relena had strangely stopped struggling. Her breathing became very irregular, as he mover closer to her lips. When he finally locked on target, she closed her eyes, and he did the same. Time seemed to stop for an instant before she remembered this was supposed to be torture, and she started struggling gain. Heero laughed, and let her up.
?You are the most despicable creature on God?s green earth!? she said wiping her mouth.
?Gosh, Heero! I?m gonna get diseases!!!!? she got some water and began to gargle.
?You drink after me all the time, looser.?
?Ah ahgh he ahe.?
?It is too the same.?
She spit out the water, and grabbed mouthwash.
?You?re paranoid.? He smiled, sitting down on a chair.
?Oh I oh. Iee uh careuww?
?Careful? You?re not careful. You?re a walking disaster. The only thing you can do well is dance.?
She spit out the rest of the mouthwash.
?You know, it would be so much more pleasant to look at you if you didn?t have that smug look on your face.?
?Can?t help it. I won, you know.?
She flumped on the couch, and laid her head on his lap.
?Are you coming to my recital Saturday??
?Bought tickets two weeks ago.?
?Oh, right. I knew that.?
?You sold me the tickets yourself.?
?That?s very true.?
?You have no memory.?
?Yes I do. I remember lots of stuff.?
?Nothing important.?
?You are afraid of goats. That?s important.?
?I won?t hesitate to kill you.?
?I?m very aware of the fact, thank you.?
They sat in silence for a while.
?I love you, Heero.?
?I love you too, Lena.?
?We?ll be friends forever, right??
?Until the day one of us dies.?
?Promise??
?Always.?
They did their secret handshake before starting their homework.
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?I hate this thing. It makes me look like a freak.?
?Mamoiselle Relena, you weel just have to deal wis eet. We?ve no more time for zees games. Hurry! Go onstage!?
?Madame, I can?t! This thing makes me look like a dinosaur!?
?Fourteen minutes until show time! Madmoiselles! Let?s go!?
Relena ran about, practicing her routine. In just a few minutes, she?d be spotlighted on that stage as the best dancer. She?d worked so hard for this, and she couldn?t wait to show everyone what she could do. She was interrupted from her dancing when her phone went off.
?Hello?? she answered, still practicing.
?Relena, dear, it?s mom.?
?Hey, mommy. What?s up??
?Well, dear, Heero?s not going to be able to make it.?
She stopped dancing. The only thought in her mind was of him.
?Is he hurt? Oh my gosh?.Is he at the hospital? Is he going to be okay? Are his parents all right? Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!?.?
?Relena! Calm down! He?s fine. He?s physically fine, anyway.?
She gasped. ?Are his parents??
?NO! No! Honey, his mom and dad are fine.?
Relena let out a sigh of relief. ?What?s wrong then??
?It?s Melville.?
?Is Heero at his house??
?I believe so?wh??
Relena hung up the phone and ran to her teacher.
?I have to go. A friend needs me.? She stated as she was taking off her uniform.
?But, Relena, you?re the star! You have 4 solos! Two of zem wiz only you onstage!?
?I know, Madame, but I have to go. My friend needs me.?
?You?ve worked so hard, puppet.?
Relena looked at her teacher. Her eyes were deep and focused. ?If I don?t dance here tonight, it?s okay, because I know I?m a good dancer. If I don?t comfort Heero, and stay here, I?m a lousy friend. I can prove both through actions, and right now, he is way more important to me. Have my understudy do it. Tell her good luck!? With that, she ran out the door.
Heero wasn?t in his backyard. She could barely see through the downpour. She ran across the street to her house, and climbed up their tree house. He was sitting on the sofa, elbows on his knees, and his hands ran through his damp hair. She watched him for a second before going to him. Her hair was matted against her back. She was freezing through her leotard, but all she cared about was him.
?Heero??
He made no movement.
She sat beside him on the couch, and watched him breath.
?Heero, are you okay??
?No.?
She saw his breathing quicken, and threw her arms around him, trying to protect him from his sorrow. ?Yes you are, you big baby. Look at me and tell me you?re okay.?
He didn?t stir. She let go of him, and grabbed his face in her hands. ?You?re okay, Heero Yuy.?
He looked at her with his big ocean blue eyes, and for a second she saw that five-year-old boy that he used to be. He turned away from her. ?But he?s not.?
?I know. But he?s right here.? She placed her hand on his heart, and brought his hand up to hers.
?Always here.?
?That?s corny, Relena.?
?Well excuse me for trying to make you feel better.? He smiled at her, and rested his head on her shoulder. ?In his sleep.?
?Huh??
?That?s when he died.?
?Peaceful, at least.?
?Yeah.?
?You wanna watch the El Chupacabra movies??
He nodded. They had barely started watching when Heero sat straight up and screamed.
?Your recital!?
She looked at him. ?It?s okay, Heero. I had somewhere else I had to be.? She sat him back down on the sofa while they continued to watch.
?But, you have all those solos, and you?ve been working do hard.?
?I said it?s okay. There will be other recitals. I needed to be here with my friend.?
She smiled at him, and he once again put his head on her shoulder.
?You know, you look weird in that swimsuit.?
?This isn?t a swimsuit, Heero. It?s a leotard. It?s for dancing.?
He grimaced. ?Do you ALL dance in swimsuits??
?All the ballet girls do.?
?But you do, like, every dance known to man?.and you STILL have to wear a swimsuit??
?This is what I warm up in, bozo. My costume for the ballet portion of the recital is?.well, lemme put it this way; you would have laughed at me for the rest of my life.?
?I laugh at you anyway.?
She smiled as they continued to watch the movie late into the night.
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?A band??
?Yes, a band. What?s wrong with that??
?The fact that every kid in high school is doing it.?
?Well, we?ll be better.?
?No you won?t. You?ll get laughed at just as much.?
?Will not.?
?Will too.?
?Will not.?
?Will too.?
?I?m not arguing with you, Relena.?
?Yes you are. You started it, anyway.?
?Shut up.?
?Make me.?
?I will. I know how to.?
?You?re sick, do you know that Yuy??
?Not as mentally disturbed as you.?
They sat in the clubhouse that they had rebuilt that summer. It was getting too small for them. They just made it bigger. They had liked everything the way it was, so they just made it all a more massive rendition of the first. Heero was currently pestering Relena about his new band. Since they were now in high school, Heero figured he and some other guys were musically ready to start a band.
?Please Relena??
?Why can?t you do it yourself, Harvard? I?m sure you can.?
?You know I can?t write.?
?Don?t care.?
?You suck, you know that??
?Better than what you suck. OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!?
?You are such a juvenile.?
?Thank you, thank you. I?ll be here all week.?
?Stop bowing.?
?I want to thank my mother and father, and Oh! My very best friend on-line, Wicked! I would also like to thank all my loyal fans who voted me funniest person in the world!?
?What about me??
?To the freak with a fear of wee mountain goats?? He hit her with a pillow.
?OW!?
?HA! Now who?s funny??
?You know, Harvard won?t accept someone who abuses people.?
?I?m sure that Julliard won?t accept anyone who thinks their funny, but really isn?t.?
?I hate you.?
?I love you, too, Lena.?
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A week later, Heero bolted up to Relena after school with a huge flyer in his hand.
?Guess what this is!?
?Free brain transplant, and you figured you?d go??
His face was still bright as he swiftly took one hand to Relena?s tummy, and tickled. She screamed and jumped, and he proceeded with his announcement.
?Auditions for a talent show! The band?s gonna? try out. It?s tomorrow. You?ll be there to cheer us on, right??
?Do I really want to see this? You and Duo and Trowa, Quatre and Wu Fie making complete fools out of yourselves in front of the whole school??
?Utter humiliation used to be your favorite thing to watch.?
?Still is.?
?You?ll be there??
?Wouldn?t miss it.?
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She stood outside while they were in the audition room. She couldn?t hear anything. She was sort of disappointed. She wanted to hear how bad they really were. Heero wasn?t bad at the guitar at all, she just didn?t know if the others were any good. She couldn?t picture Quatre playing anything. She watched them come out of the room. Quatre apparently played the keyboard, as he was carrying it in his hand. The guys left, saying hi and bye to Lena, and Heero just stood there looking at her in that dumb expressionless way of his.
?Well, Harvard? What happened?? She had taken to calling him Harvard. His grades were above excellent, and he was the smartest person she knew. Some of the stuff he said sometimes just made her mind want to shrivel up.
?We got in!? He said taking off his mask.
?That?s great! Congratulations! When?s the show??
?Tomorrow.?
?That?s soon.?
?Do you think I should change my name to something more flashy?.like Starblitsermanheim??
It took her a minute to register what he had said. It took another minute to realize he was serious.
?I think I can promise you that if you did that, I wouldn?t stop laughing.?
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She was admitted backstage to the talent show. She had to admit, she was looking forward to the song. Heero hadn?t told her anything about it, and refused to answer her questions when she asked. At first it had annoyed her, but now she just wanted to see what was going to happen. They were the last group on stage, and the students were restless from the lack of talent in the show. Relena was told she should?ve danced, but she hated dancing for idiots like the crowd in front of her. She watched as they set up their things. Trowa was the drummer, Quatre played the keyboard. Wu Fie was struggling with a base. She had to muffle her laughter at watching him. Heero had a classical guitar, and Duo had an electric. She watched as the curtain rose on the boys, and the audience was finally allowed to see them.
?We?re?an unnamed band as of yet.? Duo said into a mike. The audience was silent. Half of them were asleep.
?I wrote this song for my best friend.? Heero looked at Relena.
She lifted an eyebrow, and readied herself for some punk rock with really bad lyrics?.Probably about a stupid girl who was a republican afraid of goats. This was the limit to Heero?s funny bone. She was quite taken aback when she heard it. The music was lively, and Heero started to sing with Quatre.
So no one told you life was gonna be this way
Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's DOA
It's like you're always stuck in second gear,
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month,
or even your year, but...
I'll be there for you...
When the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you...
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you...
'Cause you're there for me too.
You're still in bed at ten, though work begins at eight,
You burned your breakfast; so far things are going great,
Your mother warned you there'd be days like these,
But she didn't tell you
when the world was brought down to your knees
that...
I'll be there for you...
When the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you...
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you...
'Cause you're there for me too.
No one could ever know me. No one could ever see me.
Seems you?re the only one who knows what it's like to be me
Someone to face the day with.
Make it through all the mess with.
Someone I'll always laugh with.
Even at my worst, I'm best with....
you - yeah
It's like you're always stuck in second gear,
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month,
or even your year, but...
I'll be there for you...
When the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you...
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you...
'Cause you're there for me too...
She laughed at it all, and then ran to hug him when the curtain closed. The kids loved it. They gave them a standing ovation. She smiled at Heero before she innocuously kissed him on the lips. He smiled right back at her.
?You liked it??
?I loved it! Why didn?t you tell me??
?It was a surprise.? He said shrugging.
She laughed, and they went out to celebrate.
Disclaimer: I don?t own the song or the series. I don?t own anything. *bawls* Anywho?..How was this chapter? I had yet another snow day on my hands?.There?s actually snow today. ^_^.
Okay! So, tell me what ya? think! Later days!!!!
~Melville?s Best Friend
P.S.~ How didja like YOUR little insert in MY fic, Wicked? Not as clever as yours, I'll admit, but cool all the same.
Awww! You're so sweet! Thank you for the little insert MBF! I feel so special now! 
I guess that's what happens when you're waiting for episodes of Hellsing and Weiss Kreuz to download and then watch. 
Its hard to point out what all I liked but I like the idea on how comfortable they can be together even with the kissing 